Jefea
| Jefea | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Heliantheae[1] |
| Genus: | Jefea Strother 1991 |
| Type species | |
| Jefea lantanifolia 1991[2] (S.Schauer) Strother | |
Jefea is a genus of North American flowering plants in the sunflower family, native to Mexico and the southwestern United States.[2][3] These are shrubs up to 200 cm (80 inches) tall, with yellow or orange flower heads containing both ray and disc flowers.[4]
- Jefea brevifolia (A.Gray) Strother - Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, Zacatecas, San Luis Potosí, Texas, New Mexico[6]
- Jefea gnaphalioides (A.Gray) Strother - Tamaulipas, Nuevo León
- Jefea lantanifolia (S.Schauer) Strother - Tamaulipas, Nuevo León, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, Hidalgo
- Jefea pringlei (Greenm.) Strother - Oaxaca, Puebla
- formerly included[1]
see Zexmenia
- Jefea phyllocephala (Hemsl.) Strother - Zexmenia phyllocephala (Hemsl.) Standl. & Steyerm. - Guatemala
References
- 1 2 3 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- 1 2 Strother, John Lance 1991. Systematic Botany Monographs 33: 22–23
- ↑ Tropicos, Jefea Strother
- ↑ Flora of North America, Jefea Strother 1991
- ↑ The Plant List search for Jefea
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
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